CENTRAL CHILLERS
Control Instruments
Comparison of Advantage Multizone Controller & Allen Bradley PLC Controller
COMPONENTS
OPERATOR INTERFACE
• Color Touch Screen
• Monochrome Touch Screen
• Specific Use Interface
• Discrete Pump Controls
• Emergency Stop Button
INTERFACE FEATURES
Digital Readout for
• To Process Temperature
• From Process Temperature
• Evaporator In / Zone
• Evaporator Out / Zone
• To Process Pressure
Indicators for
• Compressor
• Pump Lead / Lag
• Temperature Deviation Alarm
• Low Tank Level Alarm
• Pump status Indicators
• Alarm Log
Zone Status Indication for
• Probe
• Low Flow
• High Pressure
• Low Pressure
• Compressor
• Freezestat
• Compressor Capacity
Communications
• SPI Interface
• Ethernet Interface
EXPANDABILITY
• Capacity
• Expansion Planning
• Extra Components
• Different Programming
• Interconnecting Wiring
BACK UP CAPABILITY
• Cooling
• Pumps
SERVICE AND REPAIR
• Component Repair
• Replacement Parts
• Ease of Replacement
WARRANTY
• Factory Issue
ADVANTAGE MULTIZONE
• Operator interface display Panel
• Zone Boards (1 per zone)
• Power Supply
• NO
• NO
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• NO
• NO
• YES
• NO
• YES
• YES
• Discrete Lights
• NO
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• YES, with LED indicator (1)
• LED status
• YES
• NO
• UP TO 6 zones
• ANYTIME
• ZONE BOARD per zone (3)
• NOT REQUIRED (4)
• 3 22 gauge wire per zone
• DEFAULT SET POINT (8)
• Pumps are INDEPENDENT
• 24 HOUR turn around (9)
• STOCKED in Greenwood, IN
• QUICK SNAP-ON plugs
• 3 years
ALLEN BRADLEY
• Touch Screen Interface Panel
• Color or Monochrome Screen
• Thermocouple Input Module
(6 inputs)
• Digital Input Module
• Analog Input Module (required
for optional pressure and flow)
• Power Supply
• YES
• OPTIONAL at reduced cost
• NO
• PROCESSED through PLC
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• YES
• OPTIONAL (at increased cost)
• OPTIONAL (at increased cost)
• YES
• OPTIONAL (at increased cost)
• YES
• YES
• DISPLAY on touch screen
• YES, stored
• Plain English readout (2)
• Plain English readout (2)
• Plain English readout (2)
• Plain English readout (2)
• Plain English readout (2)
• Plain English readout (2)
• % readout
• NO
• OPTIONAL (at increased cost)
• LIMITED by inputs / outputs
• AT INITIAL PURCHASE (5)
• 2nd THERMOCOUPLE card
• Different Program required (6)
• 1 thermocouple with
4 input, 5 output (7)
• NONE
• part of PLC
• NOT AVAILABLE (10)
• AVAILABLE from local PLC distributor
• QUICK SNAP-ON plugs
• 1 year

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